Coaching Your Passion Into Action
This was originally posted on the Women Move It Forward blog in May 2016. Self-care is at the core of pretty much every coaching session I’ve ever had (as a coach and a client). Whether it’s about healing past trauma, learning to hold space (and boundaries), envisioning a better future – it always comes back [ ]
This was originally published in the September 2015 edition of Santa Fe Monthly Magazine. She’s a little brown and white Paint mare, with soft eyes and a not-so-secret superpower. I first met Gift in 2009, while volunteering at a horse rescue in Washington State. She had been through an incredible journey of trauma and abuse, [ ]
Two years ago, I packed Gift into a trailer and the kitties into Rufus, and left Seattle for Santa Fe, following my intuition and some rather insistent signs from the Universe. I knew nobody here, had no business prospects here, and my only prior experience of the town had been a weekend birthday celebration here [ ]
A friend shared this picture with me today because it reminds her of my sweet orange kitty Jasper. She s completely right! He embodies his inner tiger every day because that s absolutely how he sees himself. Everyone who meets him comments on how impressive he is. When they do, they re not seeing a chubby little (I [ ]
A friend of mine posted this on his Facebook status today: I am coming to think that I am irretrievably lost between cultures and countries. I am a freak hybrid, fascinating species maybe but without a true community. #lostinbetween I immediately thought he s one of my tribe! I call these people Scatterlings (after the Juluka [ ]
It s the end of the year so I bet many of you are putting the finishing touches to your New Year s resolution lists and here s my coachy two cents on the subject to help you make great resolutions you can stick to! You don t need to wait until the beginning of a new year to start changing your [ ]
At some point we’ve all thought, “I’d love to quit my job so I can go change the world!” That’s not always practical, though; there are perfectly valid reasons to stay gainfully employed. But do you realize you can have just as much of an impact – and perhaps even more – by actually holding [ ]
A university professor went to visit a famous Zen master. While the master quietly served tea, the professor talked about Zen. The master poured the visitor s cup to the brim, and then kept pouring. The professor watched the overflowing cup until he could no longer restrain himself. It s overfull! No more will go in! the [ ]
I grew up in the back of this plane First you aviate (stay in control; fly the dang plane), then you navigate (get clear on where you need to go). Finally, you communicate. A big deal in the air is to let people know your position and intentions, so as to avoid collisions or other [ ]
I grew up in the back of this plane Yesterday s post talked about making sure you keep the plane flying immediately after an unplanned change in job status. Today, we ll talk about taking advantage of your situation to figure out where you really want to go next. Navigating in the air requires that you know [ ]